Augusta GA Wedding Photographer: Calye & Spencer

Patrick Biestman November 9, 2013

The indomitable passion of Calye and Spencer was something to behold, something that Rachel and I will always remember and smile about when thinking of this wedding. It simply was beautiful. From the engagement session at Enterprise Mill to the wedding here at The Barn at Perry's Landing, we had the chance to be a part these passion filled events and consider ourselves blessed. And it is with that passion that we share these particular photos today, the ones that show us how much fun a wedding can be when you just simply let your love run the day.

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Evans GA Portrait Photography: Shaking my booty...

Rachel Biestman November 5, 2013

I get away with doing very little I don't like. I have a son who is a wonder in every way. I have friends who are faithful, and challenge me endlessly to be better. I have a job that is pretty much amazing. We write off things like makeup and bobby pins on our taxes. How cool is that?

Evans GA Family Photographer: heart strings interwoven

Rachel Biestman October 22, 2013

These two...

It is not easy at 5 AM to look at two faces and pinpoint the exact succession of words I should use to describe our time with them. This is especially true in this case for so many reasons, including the fact that this shoot happened about a month ago.

Evans GA Portrait Photography: the deepest well

Rachel Biestman October 8, 2013

Being gone for a week can, and usually does cause the weary traveler to declare "I need a vacation from my vacation." We tried so hard to keep work at home, and we were successful most days. The only problem is that a to-do list deferred maketh the mind a bit overwhelmed. Fortunately, working these two friendly faces into a blog post was task #1.

#TBT: it is a near explosion

Rachel Biestman September 26, 2013

Seven years ago next Monday, the two of us were married. On a near last minute whim, we chose to go to Lisbon, Portugal for our honeymoon.

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Augusta ga Glamour photographers: Art in the stillness

Rachel Biestman September 12, 2013

We can say so much for weddings, as we have many of them this fall. We love big budgets, silk gowns, and smiles for days. We enjoy people; family and friends who fill up every pixel of a captured moment. Patterned and busy, in this age of pinterest we all work so hard to create a theme that drips down walls, and spills over tables. Weddings are about the bride and groom (and we try so hard as photographers to make it that way), but they are also about everyone else. The men, maids, relatives, and friends; it is about those who came before, but also the ones who come later. "This was my wedding." What an honor it is to curate those memories.

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Augusta GA glamour photography: a preview

Rachel Biestman September 7, 2013

Augusta GA Wedding Photographer: Steven and Stephanie

Patrick Biestman September 4, 2013

And they are off... husband and wife, on their way to Cancun or some other exotic destination. Putting a wedding together is such a journey, and for most the research, crafting, and prepping is so much that inevitably at some point during the day a bride and groom long for this moment of completion.

And one would think that on this day when the rain was almost relentless, Stephanie and Steven would be no exception. We started at 9:00am at a friend's house, and despite the deluge I never heard a negative word from Stephanie's mouth. Today she was not longing for the resolution, but she was going to enjoy every minute until the last second passed.

So here are Steven and Stephanie, and their party of twenty. Enjoy these images as these two partied all day long.

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Augusta GA Wedding Photography: Stephanie in Charleston

Rachel Biestman August 17, 2013

Nearly a month ago, Patrick and I returned "home" to Charleston to photograph this lovely friend. And yesterday, she walked down the aisle at last.

Stephanie and her small entourage tromped all over the city in two unseasonably cool days. We got in and out of cars more times than I can count, and In the end there were very tired feet, thousands of wrinkles, and so many memories.

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Augusta GA Portrait Photographer: he makes me feel...

Rachel Biestman August 7, 2013

... pretty.

-xoxo-

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Evans GA Wedding photographer: Chris and Elethia

Patrick Biestman August 6, 2013

I have a Saturday morning routine. After waking up and having breakfast (oatmeal with fresh cherries and maple syrup these days), I take a moment to think. I think about my day, and how it might be pretty normal. I think of how I will drive to work, cut some hair, and eat a lunch fresh from the microwave. After work I might head to the gym, or give up and go home to comfy pants, a husband and a cuddle bug. We would talk a bit, watch some TV, and... well- you get the picture.

And then, over the same breakfast I think about how for some girls, this Saturday will be anything but mundane.

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Evans GA portrait photographer: when dreams pursue

Rachel Biestman July 23, 2013

Today is a special day. Monumental, if you will.

Patrick and I met nearly 10 years ago at a coffee shop on Calhoun Street in Charleston, SC. He would be my manager, and later my boyfriend, fiance, and finally my husband.

Although I laid down my coffee shop apron years ago, he has continued to wear it; sometimes with joy, and other times with disdain. In more recent times, as we have seen undeniable success behind the camera, the smell of coffee on his clothes has become a complete nuisance.

Augusta GA portrait photographers: Muse and Majesty

Rachel Biestman July 10, 2013

So, we have been given an incredibly unique photo opportunity involving the procurement of the keys to one of the most majestic buildings in town. We have been dying to shoot someone there, and as usual we have leaned on our muse, Mary.

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Augusta ga portrait photographers: Elizabeth

Rachel Biestman July 5, 2013

Packed and ready to go to college, Elizabeth wasn't quite thrilled with her senior photos. Anxious to properly capture this significant milestone, Elizabeth's mother asked us to help her with a redux. Here is a taste of that sweet afternoon. Makeup by Rachel, photography by Patrick.

Portrait Contest in Augusta GA: Adoption fundraiser

Rachel Biestman June 22, 2013

Remember this girl?

If you don't, she is our friend, Karla, and don't I wish I had a photo of her sweet husband, and especially their kids. I am afraid you will have to trust us: they would not leave Norman Rockwell in want.

Over the last two years, this family has had it's gaze set on the other side of the world, where two children have captured their hearts. This family has fundraised endlessly for the adoption of these littles, and now are on the home stretch of their endeavor to bring them home.

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Augusta GA Family Photographers: heart like an ocean

Patrick Biestman June 17, 2013

A softy through and through, this kid melts my heart every time he says "Mrs. Yachel."

I have know his family since Brayden's little beginnings, and my heart expands for him more and more each time I see his sweet face.

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Evans Ga portrait photographer: Linda and Noonday Collection

Rachel Biestman June 6, 2013

This is Linda, and I am elated that she is my friend. I made the skirt, my girl Lindsay adorned her with gorgeous jewelry from

Noonday Collection

, and we went for a quick little tour up and down Fury's Ferry here in Evans. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and we hope you enjoy the pictorial tour.

Augusta Engagement photographers: Spencer and Calye

Patrick Biestman May 30, 2013

We have the pleasure of shooting their wedding this fall, and we couldn't be more psyched. After all, it isn't very often you get as much smolder from the groom as you do the bride.

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Augusta portrait photographer: the wrinkle in our brains

Rachel Biestman May 15, 2013

So, if you have been following us for any amount of time, you know that we absolutely love photographing women. When Patrick and I work with women, we work in tandem. I do hair and makeup: I bouf, I djuje (sound it out, people, it's a word;), conceal, enhance, blot, smudge, and the like. Patrick poses, adjusts, contemplates, adjusts again, shoots, and then goes home and edits until way after the sun goes down. We completely love what we do, but we have come across one major issue that continually wrinkles our brain.

Wardrobe.

Evans GA Maternity Photography: Light, timber, and trespassing

Patrick Biestman April 22, 2013

Kind. Generous. Thoughtful. Caring. Beautiful. Nostalgic. Creative. Absolutely freaking hilarious.

And pregnant.